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Correlational findings

Study Tissue & Wells (1971): study US 1971

Public:
Applicants for old age assistance, USA, 1971.
Survey name:
Unnamed study
Sample:
Respondents:
N = 256
Non Response:
Assessment:
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Number of current friends
Our Classification
Remarks
Current contacts correlated with retrospective contacts in middle adulthood (age 30-60. Chi²=9.82 p<.01)
Operationalization
Self report. Question not reported.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a t. = 1.72 p < .05 Only among elderly who reported to have had much social contacts in middle adulthood ('actives'). Not among earlier 'loners' and 'intermediates'.